353rd Fighter Squadron

Squadron
Lieutenant Cary Salter, a pilot of the 354th Fighter Group with his P-51 Mustang (FT-?, serial number 44-63747) nicknamed "Charlotte's Chariot II". Image via Cary Salter. Salter has handwritten on the reverse: '353 Ftr Sqdn, 354 Ftr Group, June 1945, Herzogenaurach, Germany. FT-?'

Object Number - FRE 427 - Lieutenant Cary Salter, a pilot of the 354th Fighter Group with his P-51 Mustang (FT-π), serial number 44-63747) nicknamed "Charlotte's Chariot II"....

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Unit stations

Station Location Date

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Lashenden

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 354th Fighter Group 353rd Fighter Squadron 79th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-730327
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 354th Fighter Group 353rd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-730327
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 354th Fighter Group 353rd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-732120
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 354th Fighter Group 353rd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-730341
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 354th Fighter Group 353rd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-744680
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Shillelagh
  • Unit: 354th Fighter Group 353rd Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 354th Fighter Group 353rd Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Rigor Mortis
  • Unit: 354th Fighter Group 353rd Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 354th Fighter Group 353rd Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 354th Fighter Group 353rd Fighter Squadron

Mission

Revisions

Date9 Apr 2015 20:57:57
ContributorEMBLEMHUNTER
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my photo

Date13 Mar 2015 15:43:22
Contributorrossingtonj
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Type added.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:42:48
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Units in the UK from ETOUSA Station List, as transcribed by Lt. Col. Philip Grinton (US Army, Retired) and extracted by IWM; air division data from L.D. Underwood, based on the 8th Air Force Strength Report of 6th August 1944, as published in 'The 8th Air Force Yearbook' by Lt. Col. John H Woolnough (1980)

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